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Calculate the slope from two points.
(-3, 1), (-17, 2)

User Grease
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Answer:

-1/14

Explanation:

Use rise over run, (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Plug in the points:

(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

(2 - 1) / (-17 + 3)

1 / -14

= -1/14

So, the slope is -1/14

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